Rose photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

The white sport i called “Blanche Roberts” resurfacing on the 2001 plant of ‘Lady Roberts’ that I specifically asked Natalee Kuser to bud for me from the Nannup Bridge plant. This is the first time I have seen a white bloom on this plant. Margaret Furness in South Australia has also noted white blooms on her/Ruston’s plant of ‘Lady Roberts’, which was originally from the Nannup Bridge clone. Has anyone else ever seen white blooms? Or is it this particular bush only that produces such a variation? (See also my comments in “Blanche Roberts”).

Uploaded 29 OCT 21

Rose photo courtesy of Elia

Spring bloom, plant from S'orrosa nursery

Uploaded 1 APR 22

Rose photo courtesy of HubertG

From 'The Gardeners' Magazine' July 10, 1909, page 533. Detail from a photograph of an exhibit of 18 Tea Roses captioned "Mr. Conway Jones's champion set of Tea Roses at the N.R.S Exhibition, July 2."

Uploaded 1 FEB 21

Rose photo courtesy of Patricia Routley

A white bloom on ‘Lady Roberts’ in the center of the photo, October 29, 2021.

Uploaded 29 OCT 21